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User Guide

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WiFi-AP Solo™ Onboard

3-in-1 Wireless LAN Adapter

54 Mbps

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Содержание WiFi-AP Solo

Страница 1: ...User Guide WiFi AP Solo Onboard 3 in 1 Wireless LAN Adapter 54 Mbps E2564 ...

Страница 2: ...A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECI...

Страница 3: ... 1 3 Signal range 2 3 2 2 Driver and utilities installation 2 4 Chapter 3 Setting up 3 1 About the setup utilities 3 2 3 2 Setting up a wireless access point Soft AP 3 3 3 2 1 Setting up Soft AP using setup wizard 3 3 3 2 2 Setting up Soft AP using setup utility 3 5 3 3 Setting up a wireless card Infrastructure 3 7 3 3 1 Setting up infrastructure using setup wizard 3 7 3 3 2 Setting up Infrastruct...

Страница 4: ...are applications using the support CD Chapter 3 Setting up This chapter provides information on how to set up the WiFi AP Solo in your home or office network using the setup wizard Appendix The Appendix lists the wireless LAN channels available for use in your country or location and safety statements Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of t...

Страница 5: ...P SoloTM omni directional antenna Green data transmission AIR LED Windows 2000 2003 XP XP 64bit 2003 64bit Fully compatible with IEEE802 11b g standard products Supports 64 stations connection SupportsASUS EZ WiFi mode Running wireless network in sleep mode only onASUS Digital Home motherboards except for P5LD2 VM DH and N4L VM DH ASUS WiFi AP Solo Wizard ASUS WiFi AP Solo Standard Data rate Secur...

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Страница 7: ...pter 1 This chapter describes the general features of the ASUS WiFi AP SoloTM wireless solution The chapter also presents the LED indications and recommended WiFi AP Solo network settings Product introduction ...

Страница 8: ... or future wireless network configurations To provide efficient security to your wireless communication WiFi AP Solo employs both 64 bit 128 bit Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP and Wi Fi Protected Access WPA encryptions With these and many more ASUS WiFi AP Solo is sure to keep you ahead in the world of wireless computing 1 2 Features No hardware installation Because the WiFi AP Solo wireless LAN adapt...

Страница 9: ...g it an ideal solution for homes and offices with single Internet connection or network printer WiFi AP Solo can perform the AP functions even the computer dozes off therefore the wireless stations that have connected to the WiFi AP Solo can access Internet play on line games share the network printer so long your computer is turned on Moveable omni directional antenna A moveable omni directional a...

Страница 10: ...n antenna port located at the motherboard rear panel The location of the WiFi AP Solo data transmission LED and antenna port may vary on motherboard models AIR LED Antenna port LED Status Indication AIR On Power on but no data activity Off Power off or no wireless connection Blinking quickly Transmitting and or receiving data Blinking slowly Site survey ...

Страница 11: ...et access with the wireless stations in your environment you can configure the WiFi AP Solo as a software access point Soft AP In this mode the WiFi AP Solo becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for your wireless stations Requirements of using soft AP function 1 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 operating system 2 Onboard Ethernet LAN adapter with drive...

Страница 12: ...reless adapter It communicates with the LAN computers and accesses Internet through the wireless AP 1 4 3 Ad hoc mode In the Ad hoc mode the WiFi AP Solo acts as a wireless card and connects directly to other wireless device within its operating range In the Ad Hoc mode your computer commnunicate with other wireless stations without an access point AP WiFi AP Solo Station MODE Station 1 Station 2 ...

Страница 13: ...1 Chapter 2 This chapter provides step by step instructions on installing the WiFi AP Solo drivers and utilities to your computer This part also provides information on installing the antenna Installation ...

Страница 14: ... Optical drive for utilities and driver installation 2 1 2 Installing the antenna The WiFi AP Solo wireless solution comes with an omni directional and moveable antenna to maximize the WiFi AP Solo coverage To install the antenna 1 Locate the wireless LAN antenna port on the motherboard rear panel 2 Connect the antenna twist on connector female to the wireless LAN antenna port male 3 Place the ant...

Страница 15: ...o greatly interfere the wireless network Signal range 802 11g Indoor 80ft 30m outdoor LOS Light Of Sight 200ft 60m 802 11b Indoor 130ft 40m outdoor LOS Light Of Sight 1000ft 310m By default the device automatically adjusts the data rate and the closer wireless station is the better signal and transmit speed it receives To improve your wireless transmission move your wireless stations closer to the...

Страница 16: ...iFi AP Solo driver and utilities 1 Place the motherboard support CD to the optical drive 2 The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click the wireless driver and follow screen instructions to install the WiFi AP Solo driver 3 Select Utilities menu of the support CD and click to install the WiFi AP Solo utility If Autorun is disabled in your computer loc...

Страница 17: ...3 1 Chapter 3 This chapter provides information on how to set up the WiFi AP Solo in your home or office network Setting up ...

Страница 18: ...ly used functions while the later allows configuring all the functions including the advanced settings The setup wizard helps you to 1 configure the WiFi AP Solo as an access point or wireless station in either Infrastructure or Ad hoc mode 2 create a network profile when setting up Ad hoc The setup utility helps you to 1 configure the WiFi AP Solo as an access point or wireless station in either Infr...

Страница 19: ...s Windows 2000 XP XP 64 bit Server 2003 Server 2003 64 bit 3 2 1 Setting up Soft AP using setup wizard 1 Open the WiFi AP Solo setup wizard by right clicking the system tray icon and selecting WiFi AP Solo Wizard 2 Select Access Point and click Next 3 The system automatically generates an SSID for the soft AP You can rename the SSID if desired 4 Select a Network Security level for your soft AP The...

Страница 20: ...digits for 128 bit encryption Click Next to continue 6 Select your Internet connection and click Next 7 The soft AP configuration is complete Record the setup information on your note and click Finish to quit the ASUS WiFi AP Solo wizard 8 The default IP address of WiFi AP Solo is 192 168 0 1 To modify the IP settings double click the wireless network icon in the system tray click Properties double...

Страница 21: ...n mode 1 Open the setup utility and click Config button Click the AP Station Mode switch button To Access Point Mode The WiFi AP Solo is switched to soft AP mode in several seconds 2 Click ICS button to configure your Internet connection which you wish to share Select the correct connection and click Apply button 3 Click Config button and enter the Network Monitor tab Click Setup button to enter the ...

Страница 22: ...ge you can change the SSID select the commnunication channel and specify the network security When configuration is complete click Finish to apply the settings and return to the setup wizard 5 The default IP address of WiFi AP Solo is 192 168 0 1 To modify the IP settings double click the wireless network icon in the system tray click Properties double click Internet Protocol TCP IP You can change ...

Страница 23: ... up infrastructure using setup wizard 1 Open the WiFi AP Solo setup wizard by right clicking the system tray icon and selecting WiFi AP Solo Wizard 2 Select Station and click Next 3 Select Infrastructure and click Next 4 The wizard searches for available networks To search again click Refresh button Select the wireless network you want to join and click Next ...

Страница 24: ...6 Setting up the TCP IP for your computer If DHCP server function is enabled on the AP you can automatically get the IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS server from the AP by selecting Automatically obtain IP address and Automatically obtain DNS server If DHCP server is disabled or not supported on the AP you must manually input these parameters When the settings are complete click Finish to ex...

Страница 25: ... length and input the keys Click Finish to apply the settings and return to the setup utility Ask your network administrator for the wireless AP settings The WiFi AP Solo settings must be identical with the wireless AP it connects 3 Setting up the TCP IP for your computer If the DHCP server function is enabled on the AP you can automatically get the IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS server fr...

Страница 26: ...e edit the profiles and appoint a default profile To add a profile click Add button and enter the Wireless Network Properties page After you complete the settings and click Finish the configurations are saved to a profile and the profile is listed in the Available Profile window To delete a profile select the profile you want to delete and click Remove To edit an existing profile select the profile and click...

Страница 27: ...ction 1 4 3 for network topology 3 4 1 Setting up Ad hoc with setup wizard 2 Select Station and click Next 3 Select Ad hoc and click Next If there is no Ad hoc node in your environment you are directed to Wireless Network Properties page to create an Ad hoc profile so that you can be detected and connected by other wireless stations 4 Setup the operation channel and the wireless network security se...

Страница 28: ...ify IP address for the WiFi AP Solo Make sure that the IP address of the WiFi AP Solo is within the same subnet as that of the other ad hoc node e g If the IP address of the other Ad hoc node is 192 168 0 1 then the IP address of WiFi AP Solo must be 192 168 0 X where X 2 254 When the setup is complete click Finish to quit the setup wizard ...

Страница 29: ...Add button to create a profile 2 Setup the operation channel and the wireless network security settings When configuration is complete click Finish to apply the settings and return to the utility The WiFi AP Solo is an Ad hoc node now 3 The default IP address of WiFi AP Solo is 192 168 0 1 To modify the IP address for your WiFi AP Solo double click the wireless icon in the system tray click Properti...

Страница 30: ...ether the connection is established 4 To connect WiFi AP Solo from another wireless station make sure that the IP address of the station is within the same subnet as that of the WiFi AP Solo e g If the IP address of the WiFi AP Solo is 192 168 0 1 then the IP address of the station must be 192 168 0 X where X 2 254 When the setup is complete click OK Connecting WiFi AP Solo to an existing Ad hoc n...

Страница 31: ...con in the system tray click Properties double click Internet Protocol TCP IP to open the IP configuration page Make sure that the IP address of the WiFi AP Solo is within the same subnet as that of the station e g If the IP address of the station is 192 168 0 1 then the IP address of WiFi AP Solo must be 192 168 0 X where X 2 254 When the setup is complete click OK 5 Click the Status button of the...

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Страница 33: ...A 1 Appendix The Appendix A lists the wireless LAN channels available for use in your country or location and safety warning statements ...

Страница 34: ...below to determine the number of channels available in your location Country Region Regulating Body Available Channels Australia ACA Channels 1 to 13 Belgium RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Bulgaria RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Canada CSA cUL 950 3rd Edition Channels 1 to 11 China MII Channels 1 to 11 Cyprus RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Czech Republic RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Denmark RTT ...

Страница 35: ...EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 New Zealand PTC Channels 1 to 13 Norway RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Portugal RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Saudi Arabia Channels 1 to 13 Singapore Channels 1 to 13 South Korea KS Channels 1 to 13 Spain RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Sweden RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Switzerland RTT E EMC LVD Channels 1 to 13 Taiwan DGT Channels 1 to 11 Turkey TTAS Channels 1 to 13 ...

Страница 36: ... However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separatio...

Страница 37: ...lity for any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply with these guidelines CAUTION To maintain compliance with FCCʼs RF exposure guidelines this equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body Use on the supplied antenna Unauthorized antenna modification or attachments could damage the transmitter and may ...

Страница 38: ...ce shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation as a mobile or portable device but use in a body worn way is strictly prohibit When using this device a certain separation distance between antenna and nearby persons has to be kept to ensure RF exposure compliance In order to comply with the RF exposure limits established in the ANSI C95 1 standards the...

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